The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy Paperback (Cambridge Paperback Library) - Softcover

Dobbs, B. J.T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521273811 ISBN 13: 9780521273817

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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This book sets the foundations of Newton's alchemy in their historical context in Restoration England. It is shown that alchemical modes of thought were quite strong in many of those who provided the dynamism for the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and that these modes of thought had important relationships with general movements for reform in the same period.

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'Not every first book suffices to establish a reputation. Mrs Dobb's superb achievement does just that ... No one interested in seventeenth century science should allow himself to miss the work.' Journal of the History of Medicine

'Dobbs's book should be read not only by scholars of Newton: it should be basic reading for students of the enlightenment as well as for historians interested in the connection between Renaissance Neoplatonism, broadly interpreted and the origins of modern thought.' The Eighteenth Century

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Book by Dobbs B J T

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521273811
• ISBN 13: 9780521273817
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320